Okinawa Marks 68th Anniversary Of End of 'Battle Of Okinawa'

Caption:ITOMAN, JAPAN - JUNE 23: (CHINA OUT, SOUTH KOREA OUT) A woman prays for the war dead at 'Gama', the cave used as the evacuation place during the Battle of Okinawa, on June 23, 2013 in Itoman, Okinawa, Japan. During the 3-month ground battle at the end of World War II, more than 200,000 people were killed. (Photo by The Asahi Shimbun via Getty Images)

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ITOMAN, JAPAN - JUNE 23: (CHINA OUT, SOUTH KOREA OUT) A woman prays for the war dead at 'Gama', the cave used as the evacuation place during the Battle of Okinawa, on June 23, 2013 in Itoman, Okinawa, Japan. During the 3-month ground battle at the end of World War II, more than 200,000 people were killed. (Photo by The Asahi Shimbun via Getty Images)

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